Soldering iron

[Eiremaxx]

Hi guys,

Was wondering were to get a decent soldering iron kit for 12g cable for soldering onto motors,batterys etc.. tryed a few in my job but there only for small cable any links ??


o yeh i loaded my b4 with a 7.5 t ballistic what pinion should i use the stock one was 21,

and changed the b44 to 6.5t would a 23 pinion do that ok?

Cheers

Eoin

[MiCk B.]

Gearing, start with a 22t in the 2wd with the 7.5
&
21t for the 6.5 in the 4wd.

Don't forget that if you run in the 7.5t in the 2wd, you'll be moved from the 10.5t class to the modified call.

Soldering iron, something like this:



Some details here: http://www.oople.com/forums/showthre...highlight=iron

MiCk B. :-)

[Eiremaxx]

Cheers mick i'll stick with the stock motor and esc till the end of season for now on the b4,

[Grundy]

Originally Posted by MiCk B.

Don't forget that if you run in the 7.5t in the 2wd, you'll be moved from the 10.5t class to the modified call.

I was just about to say that to ye eoin. i'll be sticking a 3900kv motor into mine very shortly, but that'll still keep me in the 10.5t class. i'll be getting a 7.5t motor/esc combo for next season.

i have a crappy 30w soldering iron in my bag, but i bought a cheap 60w iron off ebay for €5 inc delivery. should be arriving tomorrow, so i'll let ye know what it's like. although for €5, i'm not expecting much!

http://cgi.ebay.ie/220V-SOLDER-TOOL-...item3caf9b8b08

[Eiremaxx]

Cheers dan, i ordered one from spec racing should have it next week,

[glx]

Hi, Not an expert solder but this is what I use.

Got mine on ebay few years back and no problem for this kind of job. It's a 60 watt 50Htz- simple stuff no adjustment but I found it to be great for small and big RC jobs with my RC boats and now RC Car too.

But I made sure i could change the head and found these guys pretty good
http://thesolderman.co.uk/

Hope it helps

[glx]

oh crap just went on their website and both their own site as well as their ebay store are close until 16th August ??? good for some.

Sorry about this - still found them good - when they're open

[tony6187]

Originally Posted by Grundy

I was just about to say that to ye eoin. i'll be sticking a 3900kv motor into mine very shortly, but that'll still keep me in the 10.5t class. i'll be getting a 7.5t motor/esc combo for next season.

i have a crappy 30w soldering iron in my bag, but i bought a cheap 60w iron off ebay for €5 inc delivery. should be arriving tomorrow, so i'll let ye know what it's like. although for €5, i'm not expecting much!

http://cgi.ebay.ie/220V-SOLDER-TOOL-...item3caf9b8b08

have to get an iron myself.with reference to the motors for next year id recommend an 8.5t.thats what im going with

[glx]

saw the thread further up re motors - so do I need to change to 10.5T ?
Currently using a velocity 7.5T.

[Mugenextreme]

glx there is no motor limit within the club. Its just that the guys run a double championship with anyone running 10.5t/ 13.5 or higher going into Pro-stock championship and anyone then running below 10.5 are placed into the Modified championship. As far as i am aware once you run in the modified class ( below 10.5t) you will be placed into the class for the season. Most of the lads new to the club are generally running the pro-stock which gives a good base to start from plus the RTR kits have electrics which are within the prostock motor limits. Might aswell make use of the rtr electrics then just ripping it out for modified gear.

[MiCk B.]

Originally Posted by glx

saw the thread further up re motors - so do I need to change to 10.5T ?
Currently using a velocity 7.5T.

As Colin said there's the two classes 10.5t and above and everything else.

With the numbers racing this only applies to 2wd. There are not enough 4wd at the moment to split the classes into two.


Simply, keep running what you have at the moment.

Now back to soldering irons.

This is what I have on the bench at home!!



Overkill for track side use. But great for working on things at home.

MiCk B. :-)

[Eiremaxx]

Originally Posted by MiCk B.

As Colin said there's the two classes 10.5t and above and everything else.

With the numbers racing this only applies to 2wd. There are not enough 4wd at the moment to split the classes into two.


Simply, keep running what you have at the moment.

Now back to soldering irons.

This is what I have on the bench at home!!



Overkill for track side use. But great for working on things at home.

MiCk B. :-)

Hey Mick were did you pick that up?

I see your post on it Antex 660tc radionics have it for €170 ,will it cover soldering the 12g cables to motors etc?

[MiCk B.]

Originally Posted by Eiremaxx

Hey Mick were did you pick that up?

I see your post on it Antex 660tc radionics have it for €170 ,will it cover soldering the 12g cables to motors etc?

I got mine in Maplin, must be 8 - 10 years ago at this stage......

Just get a big tip for it, 6mm or similar, comes with a small tip 2mm or so, which is grand for small work receiver cables etc.

Yep it's good for everything, it's all I use at home. Wiring speedo, cells when we had to assemble ni-cad / ni-mh packs and anything else.

I can bring it out if you want to have a look at it.

MiCk B. :-)

[Jamie B4]

Eoin,

Just a quick one dont be mislead by buying a high watt soldering iron as it is all about the tip you use - I have a 25w weller iron but a decent tip and have never had a problem with soldering motor wires etc

Jamie

[Eiremaxx]

My job needs one for a while now my dad had an antex one for years but its wrecked now, so it will cover my cable repairs in shop and do for all my rc stuff aswelland i have the spec racing one ordered they only do the 12volt and i can have that with me at trackside

Cheers for info again Mick

Eoin

[Model Mechanix]

I use an Antex Iron too, just like Mick B but I got the digital one earlier this year and really love it.
There is nothing it won't do, in RC terms.
Best 200 quid I ever spent in this hobby and that's no joke !

http://www.antex.co.uk/product.asp?s...D=185&P_ID=893

Can full recommend them, very cheap for replacement tips too !